{"id":32760,"date":"2019-08-16T06:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T19:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=32760"},"modified":"2019-08-16T06:23:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T19:53:11","slug":"solar-homes-inquiry-mb1176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-homes-inquiry-mb1176\/","title":{"rendered":"Hopes Dashed For Parliamentary Inquiry Into Solar Homes Stuff-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-32761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/inquiry-solar-homes.jpg\" alt=\"Solar Homes inquiry\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/inquiry-solar-homes.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/inquiry-solar-homes-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/inquiry-solar-homes-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/inquiry-solar-homes-1024x538.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Victorian Labor MPs and three crossbenchers have prevented an inquiry into the Solar Homes PV rebate fiasco occurring; giving the Andrews Labor Government breathing space it shouldn&#8217;t have.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Just to very briefly recap the Solar Homes saga to date as it has been going on for months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victoria&#8217;s residential solar power industry was doing well prior to the rebate.<\/li>\n<li>When the rebate &#8211; which the sector didn&#8217;t ask for &#8211; was launched in August last year, demand for solar panels skyrocketed.<\/li>\n<li>Businesses grew and new businesses were established in the state.<\/li>\n<li>The scheme was suddenly<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-homes-rebate-mb1008\/\"> paused in April<\/a> and new solar power system sales plummeted.<\/li>\n<li>The rebate didn&#8217;t restart until July &#8211; and with a quota set not much higher than the level of installations that occurred in pre-rebate July 2018.<\/li>\n<li>July&#8217;s rebates were snapped up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-solar-rebate-july-mb1121\/\">in 3 days<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>August&#8217;s rebate allocation was boosted by around 10%, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-rebate-crisis-mb1158\/\">was gone in under two hours<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Many Victorians are holding off on going solar until they can get a rebate.<\/li>\n<li>Some are also giving up due to the &#8220;click frenzy&#8221; approach and issues with the application process.<\/li>\n<li>Solar workers are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vic-solar-industry-crisis-mb1138\/\">losing their jobs and businesses are going broke<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The situation could be properly fixed, but the Andrews Labor Government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/andrews-government-solar-victoria\/\">has chosen not to<\/a> at this point.<\/p>\n<h2>Opposition Pushes For Parliamentary Inquiry<\/h2>\n<p>As promised by Victorian Opposition Leader Michael O\u2019Brien at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-solar-rally-mb1149\/\">July solar rally<\/a> organised by the Smart Energy Council, the Liberal Nationals attempted to establish a parliamentary inquiry into the management of the scheme. The move was defeated on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The crossbench MPs to vote against the inquiry were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AndyMeddickMP\/\">Andy Meddick<\/a> (Animal Justice Party)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FionaPattenMP\/\">Fiona Patten<\/a> (Reason Party)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/crcumming1\/\">Catherine Cumming<\/a> (Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>MPs that supported an inquiry were from the following parties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Justice Party<\/li>\n<li>Greens<\/li>\n<li>SFF Party<\/li>\n<li>Liberal Democrats<\/li>\n<li>Sustainable Australia<\/li>\n<li>Transport Matters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Lily D&#8217;Ambrosio &#8220;In Complete Denial&#8221;<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;With Labor\u2019s Energy Minister Lily D\u2019Ambrosio in complete denial about the growing range of problems her Solar Homes program has created for the industry, a Parliamentary inquiry would have allowed business owners and those working in the solar industry to tell their stories and demonstrate to the government why an urgent review of the policy is needed,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/ryansmith.com.au\/coalition-media\/labor-and-crossbench-mps-vote-down-inquiry-into-solar-rebate-disaster\/\">said a statement<\/a> from the Shadow Minister for Energy and Renewables, Ryan Smith MP.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Smith said the Andrews Labor Government will now continue to engage in a &#8220;cover-up of a failed policy to save face&#8221; &#8211; meanwhile more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vret-boost-solar-mb1172\/\">jobs will be lost<\/a> and businesses close their doors.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Smith continued to press Minister D&#8217;Ambrosio in Parliament yesterday; relaying the example of a solar power business owner in East Gippsland who said he has been left <span class=\"Indent1\">smashed and broken as a result of the scheme . Mr. Smith asked <\/span> Minister D&#8217;Ambrosio <span class=\"Indent1\">how the scheme is not a failure when a successful business is suddenly without work and income.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"HpsNormal\">Minister D&#8217;Ambrosio said the Government is continuing to work with the industry as it works through adjustments and adaptations. We heard an example of some of that &#8220;work&#8221; a while back when a struggling solar business owner asked the Victorian Government for assistance and was sent documentation on how to sack staff. Practical perhaps, cold and heartless &#8211; definitely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Indent1\">Judging by the <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.parliament.vic.gov.au\/parliamentary-debates\/Hansard\/HANSARD-2145855009-2853\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hansard record<\/a> (note: proof only) of the relatively brief exchange between Mr Smith and Minister D&#8217;Ambrosio yesterday, things got a little boisterous in the chamber; with the Speaker calling members to order on two occasions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Indent1\">As for what&#8217;s next, Premier Andrews had hinted to a review of the Solar Homes scheme recently &#8211; but there&#8217;s been no further word on that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Indent1\">To give an indication of the impact of the crisis, in its Installer News communication yesterday the Clean Energy Council was encouraging those in distress to contact Lifeline or Beyond Blue.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Victorian Labor MPs and three crossbenchers have prevented an inquiry into the Solar Homes PV rebate fiasco occurring; 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